Mine detail: Congress Mine

Previously called 'Queen of the Hills'

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Location: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.20088, -112.85047
dep_id: 10027544
mrds_id: M003323
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Minor mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Lead, Uranium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Gold, Liebigite, Pyrite
gangue: Goethite, Quartz
orebody_fm: FLAT LENSES, PINCH/SWELL
work_type: Underground
alteration: None
conc_proc: Oxidation At Near Surface
ore_ctrl: Faulting, Shearing, Igneous Activity
Reporter: Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed), Orris, Greta J., Gere, W.
hrock_type: Mafic Intrusive Rock,Diorite,Andesite
Structure: Granite Is Massive And Unfoliated, Veins Parallel Andesite Dikes Which Trend E-W To Ne And Dip At Low Angles, Less Than 40 Deg
Year first produced: 1887
yr_lst_prd: 1950
disc_yr: 1883
prod_yrs: 1899-1910, OTHER
discr: Dennis May
References:
  • Deposit:: WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 69.
  • Deposit:: ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.
  • Deposit:: METZGER, 1938, USBM IC 6991, P. 45.
  • Deposit:: NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
  • Deposit:: SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATS BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: A.B.M. BULLETIN 137, P. 70.
  • Reserve-Resource:: NIEMUTH, 1987.
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